December 2008

Lots of protests around the country this week over Israel’s assault on Hamas in Gaza, but this video from Florida is worth a look. The quote above is at the 3:24 mark. Also some interesting rhetoric (read: unsuitable for minors) at 1:40 from a woman carrying a "Nuke Israel" sign. The footage comes courtesy of Tom […]

At Slate, Christopher Hitchens has a nice takedown of Rick Warren’s bizarro Syrian foray in 2006. I’m still not sure what the preacher meant by the Saul of Tarsus reference – the conversion took place 600 years before the advent of Islam, and, yes, you would find oases of coexistence in just about any corner […]